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Destruction of the Moon is too complicated and large to execute so we can have theoretical discussions about it. We can, calmly, come up with second order effec
by noufalibrahim 2y ago
Destruction of the Moon is too complicated and large to execute so we can have theoretical discussions about it. We can, calmly, come up with second order effects and dismiss things etc.
However, there are smaller "nature modifications" like cloud seeding where I'm not sure such discussions happen and lots of people more or less blindly march into these. That, to me, is scary.
- shiandow 2y agoI am partial to a project to keep the moon from drifting away. Mostly because I like eclipses and want them to stick around for a while longer. Otherwise I'm happy with the moon staying where it is.
- AftHurrahWinch 2y ago"I like eclipses and want them to stick around for a while longer." "The Moon ...has been slowly drifting outward at the rate of about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per year. Once it makes it past 14,600 miles (23,500 km), it’ll appear too small from Earth to cover the Sun. But don’t panic if you haven’t seen an eclipse yet ― you’ve got another 600-million-plus years before that border is breached." [0] Hard agree! I would hate for the unimaginable denizens of Pangaea Ultima, toiling through their 28 hour days [1] to miss out on totality for a mere 'ring of fire' eclipse. [0]: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses/ https://science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses/ [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Earth